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Transgender Women in Law Mixer- John Miranda Will Speak About the USPTO Trademark Application Process at AIPLA’s 2026 Trademark Boot Camp
- Trademark Law Alert--Cross-Border Trademark Priority
- Deborah Squiers will chair and Robert English will speak at PLI’s Fundamentals of Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2026 CLE program
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Case Studies
Federal Circuit upholds successful opposition against application to register LEHMAN BROTHERS for whiskey
We succesfully represented our client, Major League Baseball Partners, Inc.
The Second Circuit affirms summary judgment for our client.
We established that cigarette rolling paper size designations are generic.
Federal Circuit reverses cancellation of U.S. trademark registrations
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